deepak shodhan

Dattajirao Gaekwad: The Indian team, currently playing the third Test against England at Rajkot will be wearing black arm bands in memory of Dattajirao Gaekwad, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday. Gaekwad, the former India captain and country’s oldest Test cricketer, passed away recently on February 13.

“Team India will be wearing black arm bands in memory of Dattajirao Gaekwad, former India captain and India’s oldest Test cricketer who passed away recently,” said a statement from the BCCI ahead of day three’s play.

Gaekwad played 11 Tests for India between 1952 and 1961 and even captained the team during the 1959 tour of England. The right-handed batter finished with 350 Test runs at an average of 18.42, with his highest score being 52 came against West Indies at New Delhi in 1959.